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  1. mvp 78
    @chadjennings22 It’s not only Jeter Downs. The Red Sox have traded for 25 minor league players in the past three years. They’re still waiting to get more than modest major league help from any of them, and none currently rank among their very best prospects. What trade acquisitions could help the MLB team this year? Wong - back up catcher, but his bat could play up at some point Winckowski - arm would look much more potent in a relief role Valdez - maybe he has a chance to play some 2b? it's not like there's much competition Seabold - not really seeing it, but he had a great changeup at one point German - if he develops a secondary pitch he becomes a late inning arm right away RHernandez - depth catcher at best, not even the 3rd option though, bat didn't develop Abreu - bb's, corner OF with plus arm, power bat are some of the needs this team has, but he's a late season addition at best
  2. mvp 78
    He's still available.
  3. mvp 78
    He's close to retirement and lives in the area. It's convenient for him.
  4. mvp 78
    Positive predictions for this season: Yoshida will have a 775 OPS. Barnes will be a competent middle reliever. Whitlock will be a good 3rd starter. Bello will continue to improve and will show that he's going to stick in the rotation long term. Kiké will rebound from last season to be a 3 fWAR guy again. Casas will hit 30 HR and play good enough defense at 1b.
  5. mvp 78
    I'm fine with them replacing Bloom midseason if the plan is to bring a known commodity like Click in. Maybe they are waiting to bring him in because they don't want the stink of this offseason on him.
  6. mvp 78
    Just go over this year. There will be cost savings in the near future when other guys fall off the books.
  7. mvp 78
    And if Bogey's defense slides back and his power doesn't return, that WAR calculation is going to look worse.
  8. mvp 78
    Patience... The post is made and the poll has to be added on afterwards as a second step for some weird reason.
  9. mvp 78
    As the new #1 priority for the Sox (coded language alert), will the Sox finally get their man?
  10. mvp 78
    @JonHeyman Red Sox working hard to try to lock up superstar Rafael Devers
  11. mvp 78
    @jcmccaffrey One Red Sox scout on the ground in Japan felt that Yoshida was the “the best pure hitter he’d seen since Ichiro (Suzuki).”
  12. mvp 78
    Similarly, the 2022 Orioles get close enough to sniff a playoff birth and the owners just deal off one of their best relievers and then don't do anything the next offseason. Two historical ballclubs with beautiful ballparks that just have treated their fanbases like garbage.
  13. mvp 78
    It's definitely not Bloom making all the calls by himself, but he's been good at making himself look exceedingly foolish. I agree.
  14. mvp 78
    The only thing that will force a change before the season is if the guys see considerable improvement in ST for someone or if they get eyes on someone they haven't really been able to scout in person before and it changes their opinion.
  15. mvp 78
    I wasn't a fan of the ones at the top of the list this offseason, but there were a few others they should have gone after. But what do I know? I've only been right about everything going back 7 years.
  16. mvp 78
    He's definitely the fallguy since we don't really know the inner workings until the next Alex Speier book comes out.
  17. mvp 78
    Would the Sox give Soto 400M?
  18. mvp 78
    Considerable risk!
  19. mvp 78
    It's embarrassing some of the rosters these teams have trotted out. It wasn't that long ago that the Pirates were in the playoffs and had a lot of buzz in Pittsburgh. The owners just torched it.
  20. mvp 78
    The worst option is to do nothing and just go into the season with him at 3b without an extension.
  21. mvp 78
    May as well start it. SoxProspects just added scouting reports for the guys picked up in the Rule 5 draft. Joe Jacques: https://www.soxprospects.com/players/jacques-joe.htm 93mph FB, slurvy breaking ball, lanky lefty specialist, struggles with RHB Ryan Miller: https://www.soxprospects.com/players/miller-ryan.htm 95mph FB, curve, change, indy ball plus injuries and reverse split last season, misses bats but gives up hard contact
  22. mvp 78
    Houck and Yorke for Berti, Lopez and Garcia is an overpay by the Sox, but it makes more sense than dealing Mayer in a trade for Lopez. Per BTV: Lopez 38.7 MTV Mayer 55.4 MTV
  23. mvp 78
    I'm personally fine with the catching rotation they have now. Put the money elsewhere.
  24. mvp 78
    The better moves would have been prior to the start of the season. The team they constructed didn't seem ready for primetime IMO. It was a team on short contracts that was just itching to be dealt.
  25. mvp 78
    No, because they should be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. I also can't imagine that all their effort is going towards one player right now in constant negotiations. They've NEVER shown that initiative before. Have Bloom and JH deal with the Raffy negotiations and BOH figure out the remaining holes.
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